Passenger Assistant

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Salary Garde 2 24,796 to £25,185 Pro rata. Actual pay for the contract hours and weeks is £5,616.49 per annum paid at £468.04 per calendar month

We have an exciting opportunity to become a Passenger Assistant for Sheffield City Council. You will be part of a friendly team who provide an excellent standard of service and really make a difference to the lives of children with special education needs.

Your duties will be to accompany, assist and care for children with special needs on their journeys from home to school and return on a range of designated vehicles.

You will be working closely with Children, their parents, and careers, showing patience and understanding and be able to communicate with people from all backgrounds, making every journey a positive and enjoyable experience.

This is a part time service, and you will work a minimum of 10 hours per week for 38 weeks per year (term time only).

Salary is pro-rata to the full-time salary of £24,796 to £25,185

Actual pay for the contract hours and weeks is £5,616.49 per annum paid at £468.04 per calendar month.

Extra hours are paid at £12.85 per hour.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we'll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on ourSheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyoneand where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.